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adjective
- 1. (of a person) showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension: "Jean's pale, strained face" Similar
- 2. (of a limb or muscle) injured by overexertion or twisting.
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The meaning of STRAINED is done or produced with excessive effort. How to use strained in a sentence.
STRAINED definition: 1. If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling it: 2. showing that someone is nervous or…. Learn more.
Strained definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of STRAINED used in a sentence.
a. : lineage, ancestry. b. : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions. a high-yielding strain of winter wheat. broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype) c. : kind, sort.
adj. 1. Having been passed through a strainer: a bowl of strained peaches. 2. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced: strained humor. 3. Extended beyond proper limits: a strained meaning. 4. Antagonized to the verge of open conflict: strained relations. 5. Twisted; wrenched: a strained ankle.
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage: put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
(of a situation) not relaxed or friendly synonym tense. There was a strained atmosphere throughout the meeting. Relations between the two families are strained. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. not natural; produced by a deliberate effort synonym forced. She gave a strained laugh.
verb (used with object) to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. Synonyms: extend. to exert to the utmost: to strain one's ears to catch a sound. to impair, injure, or weaken (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion.
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage: put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous.
